Playa
Tambor, Costa Rica Offers a Tropical Retirement
Cost of Living: Below the U.S. National Average
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Tambor is a small community, but it does
have a public medical clinic (Tel.:
683-0303 #1750 or #1212).
Cobano,
a small town about twenty minutes away, has a small
hospital and a pharmacy. For more serious
medical care, Monseñor Sanabria Hospital is
located in the city of
Puntarenas (population 100,000) across the bay and about
an hour and a half a way by ferry and car.
San Jose has several top-notch hospitals with
English-speaking doctors. Health care in Costa
Rica is excellent and very inexpensive; most expatriates
pay out-of-pocket for care as needed and maintain catastrophic insurance coverage,
with a high deductible to keep payments low, through
their
current insurance carrier. If evacuation to
the U.S. is needed, it is twenty-five minutes to San
Jose by air and then two hours to Miami, Florida.
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This is a gorgeous area, but
it is somewhat inaccessible, so residents do not see many
tourists. As a result, the beaches and nearby islands
are wide open stretches of black and white sand. This
is a great area for snorkeling, diving and sport
fishing. There are horseback rentals, so a ride along
the beach can be something that doesn't just happen in the
movies! The Tortuga Islands are not far and
there you will find an abundance of wildlife, pink sand
beaches and swaying palm trees. Tambor is home
to a number of very good restaurants. Tambor Tropical
has an extensive menu of international cuisine.
Bahia Ballena Yacht Club is a local gathering
spot. Perla de Tambor
has a lovely open air terrace. There are
three supermarkets, a police department and a taxi service
(we think they only have one vehicle), as well as hotels and
a small casino in the Barcelo
Playa Tambor Hotel. More shops are down the road in
Cabano.
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Costa Rica is a tropical country and only
has two seasons, dry and wet. Tambor's dry season is
generally between is December and April, and the wet season lasts
May through November but still offers an average of about 5 hours
of daily sunshine. The average temperatures are 65 degrees
at night and 86 degrees during the day throughout the year.
The average humidity it 65%.
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